The Al Wasmi Garden Festival at Katara--the Cultural Village concludes Saturday after witnessing a large turnout of visitors since its launch on February 18, the organisers have said. The "perfect organisation of various activities and the exhibition have contributed to the success of the festival in addition to the beautiful and sunny weather, the scenery of flowers with their varied, dazzling colours and fragrant scents that bring joy and happiness," according to a press statement by Katara.


A view of the festival venue


A play in progress


A large number of people have visited the festival since its start


Children at the festival

The Al Wasmi Garden Festival is being held at the South Katara Hills. At the festival, 20 sales platforms set up along the southern side of the venue display various types of roses, flowers, ornamental plants and cacti, in order to contribute to raising environmental awareness and encouraging a culture of being passionate about gardening and floral decorations, the statement notes. The market at the festival presents a huge variety of flowers for gardening, beauty and home decoration, as well as pottery, plastic, glass and metal pots in various shapes and sizes.
Visitors have been acquiring accessories related to gardening and home decor since the start of the event.
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